Dave Wakeman
@davewakeman.bsky.social
“This feels like one of those nights to dress up like hipsters..."
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#COYS! #RollTide
I will post about the intersection of culture, biz, and branding. I love a nice bourbon!
www.DaveWakeman.com will tell you about my work in #branding #strategy
#COYS! #RollTide
I will post about the intersection of culture, biz, and branding. I love a nice bourbon!
Guys, I’m starting to think Deutsche Bank might not be on the level.
Deutsche Bank offices raided in German money laundering probe ft.trib.al/zuhjBGb
Deutsche Bank offices raided in German money laundering probe
Prosecutors search lender’s Frankfurt headquarters and a site in Berlin
ft.trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Guys, I’m starting to think Deutsche Bank might not be on the level.
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Once again, Will Bunch is why I am now a Phildadelphia Inquirer subscriber.
The senseless murder of Alex Pretti is finally showing everyday folks that the Trump regime is beyond any redemption. And in an anti-religious age, it's sparked a quest for a new American morality
It's beyond politics now. This is about good vs. evil
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...
It's beyond politics now. This is about good vs. evil
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...
Alex Pretti’s ICE murder is beyond politics. This is about good vs. evil | Will Bunch
Trump's inhumane immigration raids and two ICE murders has triggered an American yearning for a return to morality.
www.inquirer.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Once again, Will Bunch is why I am now a Phildadelphia Inquirer subscriber.
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The Minnesota killings laid bare that Trump’s project is regime change. The goal was described by MAGA thinkers, the pattern set on Day One. The nation let his early moves—the Jan. 6 pardons, the TikTok power grab—slip by. Denial & complacency must end. Now
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Engineering Regime Change, Right Here at Home
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The Minnesota killings laid bare that Trump’s project is regime change. The goal was described by MAGA thinkers, the pattern set on Day One. The nation let his early moves—the Jan. 6 pardons, the TikTok power grab—slip by. Denial & complacency must end. Now
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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A great read.
“Many will ask: how did we get here? For those who believed the lies of the US cold war propaganda campaigns, this violence will appear new.“
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Mask Off: The Not So New American Fascism
Contemporary fascism is simply neoliberalism with its multicultural mask off. We have been heading in this direction since the latter half of the 20th century, at least.
nublues.beehiiv.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 AM
A great read.
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"What we’re doing is very basic: it’s giving people food and walking around recording on our cell phone. And when you’re not allowed to do that — when that becomes high-risk — there’s a sense of, my basic rights are being violated."
"We had one hotel publicly refuse to house ICE, which became a big national news story when DHS went after them. That’s a hotel we were targeting, and it was mostly because of our pressure. We had two more hotels temporarily shut down to avoid housing ICE..."
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How to Block ICE In Your City
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay on effective tactics to disrupt ICE—and the need to target corporate collaborators
www.laborpolitics.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:51 AM
"What we’re doing is very basic: it’s giving people food and walking around recording on our cell phone. And when you’re not allowed to do that — when that becomes high-risk — there’s a sense of, my basic rights are being violated."
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Politicians in Britain and France had already raised the idea of a World Cup boycott. But now the whispers are growing into a chorus.
German soccer leader adds to calls for boycott of World Cup matches in United States
German soccer leader adds to calls for boycott of World Cup matches in United States
Calls for boycotting U.S. World Cup matches are surging after two ICE fatal shootings, aggressive immigration tactics and international hostility.
www.latimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Politicians in Britain and France had already raised the idea of a World Cup boycott. But now the whispers are growing into a chorus.
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I would love MLB to leave Twitter (formerlyX). Elon Musk is a whites-come-first guy, and MLB is totally integrated.
January 28, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I would love MLB to leave Twitter (formerlyX). Elon Musk is a whites-come-first guy, and MLB is totally integrated.
Cava. Man likes his Cava.
Isn't Tom Homan that bagful of cash guy?
January 28, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Cava. Man likes his Cava.
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While glad to see Bovino humbled, I really don’t have any higher opinion of Homan—a cruel, cold, corrupt, calculating bureaucrat who’s devoted more of his career to mass deportation than almost anyone. He’s the architect of child separation.
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
While glad to see Bovino humbled, I really don’t have any higher opinion of Homan—a cruel, cold, corrupt, calculating bureaucrat who’s devoted more of his career to mass deportation than almost anyone. He’s the architect of child separation.
F-in' Mr. Empathy right there.
While talking about Alex Pretti, Trump suggests he feels even worse about Renee Good because her parents were Trump fans.
January 27, 2026 at 9:47 PM
F-in' Mr. Empathy right there.
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I'm just going to keep saying this until I die:
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I'm just going to keep saying this until I die:
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
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Spurs currently lead the Premier League (tied w/ City) in muscle injuries. If you were a fan, journalist, or pundit who speculated last season the Ange was causing muscle injuries, please reply here with your theory about why Thomas Frank is causing so many muscle injuries. Thank you.
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Spurs currently lead the Premier League (tied w/ City) in muscle injuries. If you were a fan, journalist, or pundit who speculated last season the Ange was causing muscle injuries, please reply here with your theory about why Thomas Frank is causing so many muscle injuries. Thank you.
Mark is a lot more of an optimist on this topic than I am.
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Mark is a lot more of an optimist on this topic than I am.
'The rage is the answer.'
I remember being a teenager and hearing Rage Against the Machine and the famous line, "Your anger is a gift."
That's what right now needs, your anger.
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I remember being a teenager and hearing Rage Against the Machine and the famous line, "Your anger is a gift."
That's what right now needs, your anger.
zoescaman.substack.com/p/loving-rag...
Loving Rage
A girl on a gurney, and a world on fire.
zoescaman.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:54 PM
'The rage is the answer.'
I remember being a teenager and hearing Rage Against the Machine and the famous line, "Your anger is a gift."
That's what right now needs, your anger.
zoescaman.substack.com/p/loving-rag...
I remember being a teenager and hearing Rage Against the Machine and the famous line, "Your anger is a gift."
That's what right now needs, your anger.
zoescaman.substack.com/p/loving-rag...
Strong "the dog ate my homework" energy here, Tom.
January 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Strong "the dog ate my homework" energy here, Tom.
Kash is coming with strong "I really do have a girlfriend, guys. But she lives in Canada" energy here.
Kash Patel, sniffing heavily on Benny Johnson's show: "The investigations ongoing into the funding of this -- we've made actual substantial progress, I just can't publicize it. But we've actually found groups and individuals responsible for funding it, because it's not happening organically."
January 26, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Kash is coming with strong "I really do have a girlfriend, guys. But she lives in Canada" energy here.
Boo Hoo!
No ICE in three years?!
Why not no more ICE now?
No ICE in three years?!
Why not no more ICE now?
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Boo Hoo!
No ICE in three years?!
Why not no more ICE now?
No ICE in three years?!
Why not no more ICE now?
In honor of my friends in Australia, I had a Flat White.
Homemade.
It was excellent.
Homemade.
It was excellent.
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
In honor of my friends in Australia, I had a Flat White.
Homemade.
It was excellent.
Homemade.
It was excellent.
Happy Australia Day to all that celebrate.
January 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Happy Australia Day to all that celebrate.
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The Gestapo needs better training
January 26, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The Gestapo needs better training
Seems even crazier to continue to back Frank after yesterday's match.
You don't even need to revise this one.
theanalyst.com/articles/tot...
You don't even need to revise this one.
theanalyst.com/articles/tot...
Tottenham’s Champions League Position Cannot Save Doomed Thomas Frank | Opta Analyst
Tottenham’s underlying numbers are as bad as their Premier League position suggests. There is little reason to believe Thomas Frank can turn this around.
theanalyst.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Seems even crazier to continue to back Frank after yesterday's match.
You don't even need to revise this one.
theanalyst.com/articles/tot...
You don't even need to revise this one.
theanalyst.com/articles/tot...
The rest of the country is going to be like Minneapolis before you know it...
Sad, but probably true.
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Sad, but probably true.
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Intolerable Things
We'll all be Minneapolis soon.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:03 AM
The rest of the country is going to be like Minneapolis before you know it...
Sad, but probably true.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/intolerabl...
Sad, but probably true.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/intolerabl...
They call it the “whatever works defense”
So the right is now saying that carrying a hidden gun legally is justification for the state removing that gun and killing you. After decades of using the opposite argument to support their very existence?
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 AM
They call it the “whatever works defense”